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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfate
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fah-teh
"Le fate aiutavano i viandanti smarriti nel bosco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Small mythical beings of folklore and romance, possessing magical powers and capable of bringing good or bad fortune to humans.
"In Celtic folklore, the good people were said to inhabit ancient mounds and fairy rings." - 2
A metaphorical term for supernatural or hidden folk of the hills and forests.
"The villagers left offerings of milk and bread to appease the good people of the forest."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'faerie', meaning enchantment or the land of the faie, originating from Vulgar Latin 'fata' (the Fates). Over centuries in English folklore, the term shifted from denoting a state of enchantment to describing mythical, diminutive human-like beings endowed with magical powers, historically also referred euphemistically as 'the good people' to avoid offending them.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fairies" is said worldwide
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fées
Transliteration: fay
"Les contes de fées enchantent souvent les enfants."
Feen
Transliteration: fayn
"In den Geschichten wohnen Feen im verzauberten Wald."
fate
Transliteration: fah-teh
"Le fate aiutavano i viandanti smarriti nel bosco."
hadas
Transliteration: ah-dahs
"Las leyendas cuentan que las hadas protegen la naturaleza."
fadas
Transliteration: fah-dahs
"As histórias antigas falam sobre fadas que vivem nas florestas."
परियाँ
Transliteration: pariyan
"लोककथाओं में परियाँ जादू करती हैं।"
仙子
Transliteration: xiān zǐ
"传说中仙子居住在森林深处。"
요정
Transliteration: yo-jeong
"전설에 따르면 요정들은 숲을 지킨다고 합니다."
妖精
Transliteration: yōsei
"森の妖精たちが夜の闇で踊っている。"
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